Liu Yuchen
Liu Yuchen is a Chinese badminton player. He was the men's doubles World Champion in 2018, also two times Asian Champion in 2017 and 2018 partnered with Li Junhui. Liu was part of the national team member that won the 2018 Asian Games, 2018 Thomas Cup and 2019 Sudirman Cup. Together with Li, he achieved the men's doubles world number 1 in 6 April 2017, and occupied the top ranking for ten weeks.
His sister, Liu Jing, is a swimmer.
Achievements
BWF World Championships
Men's doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2019 | St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland | Li Junhui | Takuro Hoki Yugo Kobayashi | 19–21, 13–21 | Bronze |
2018 | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China | Li Junhui | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 21–12, 21–19 | Gold |
Asian Games
Men's doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Li Junhui | Fajar Alfian Muhammad Rian Ardianto | 14–21, 21–19, 13–21 | Bronze |
Asian Championships
Men's doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2018 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Li Junhui | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 11–21, 21–10, 21–13 | Gold |
2017 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Wang Yilü | 21–14, 21–12 | Gold |
2016 | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China | Li Junhui | Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong | 14–21, 26–28 | Silver |
2014 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | Li Junhui | Shin Baek-cheol Yoo Yeon-seong | 20–22, 17–21 | Silver |
BWF World Junior Championships
Boys' doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei | 14–21, 21–13, 22–20 | Gold |
2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | Wang Yilu | Lee Chun Hei Ng Ka Long | 10–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Hua Mark Indoor Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand | Huang Dongping | Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Masita Mahmudin | 21–6, 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
2012 | Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan | Chen Qingchen | Edi Subaktiar Melati Daeva Oktaviani | 21–14, 18–21, 11–21 | Bronze |
Asian Junior Championships
Boys' doublesYear | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei | 21–15, 21–14 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2013 | Likas Indoor Stadium, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia | Huang Dongping | Choi Sol-kyu Chae Yoo-jung | 11–21, 21–19, 13–21 | Silver |
2012 | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea | Chen Qingchen | Choi Sol-kyu Chae Yoo-jung | 17–21, 19–21 | Bronze |
BWF World Tour (3 titles, 4 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2020 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | Li Junhui | Kim Gi-jung Lee Yong-dae | 14–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Macau Open | Super 300 | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Liu Cheng | 21–8, 18–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2019 | Thailand Open | Super 500 | Li Junhui | Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty | 19–21, 21–18, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Malaysia Open | Super 750 | Li Junhui | Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda | 21–12, 21–17 | Winner |
2018 | BWF World Tour Finals | World Tour Finals | Li Junhui | Hiroyuki Endo Yuta Watanabe | 21–15, 21–11 | Winner |
2018 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Li Junhui | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 11–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2018 | Indonesia Masters | Super 500 | Li Junhui | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 21–11, 10–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Superseries (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries had two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries featured twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2017 | Indonesia Open | Li Junhui | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 21–19, 19–21, 21–18 | Winner |
2017 | Singapore Open | Li Junhui | Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen | 13–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2017 | All England Open | Li Junhui | Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo | 19–21, 14–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Korea Open | Li Junhui | Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong | 21–15, 20–22, 18–21 | Runner-up |
2016 | Japan Open | Li Junhui | Kim Gi-jung Ko Sung-hyun | 21–12, 21–12 | Winner |
BWF Grand Prix (7 titles, 2 runners-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2016 | Chinese Taipei Open | Li Junhui | Chen Hung-ling Wang Chi-lin | 21–17, 17–21, 24–22 | Winner |
2015 | Vietnam Open | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Wang Sijie | 21–8, 21–16 | Winner |
2015 | Canada Open | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Wang Sijie | 17–21, 21–12, 21–18 | Winner |
2015 | U.S. Open | Li Junhui | Manu Attri B. Sumeeth Reddy | 21–12, 21–16 | Winner |
2015 | China Masters | Li Junhui | Wang Yilv Zhang Wen | 21–15, 19–21, 21–12 | Winner |
2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | Li Junhui | Andrei Adistia Hendra Aprida Gunawan | 14–21, 21–16, 16–21 | Runner-up |
2014 | Syed Modi International | Li Junhui | Huang Kaixiang Zheng Siwei | 21–17, 19–21, 22–20 | Winner |
2013 | New Zealand Open | Li Junhui | Angga Pratama Ryan Agung Saputra | 6–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2014 | Chinese Taipei Open | Yu Xiaohan | Alfian Eko Prasetya Annisa Saufika | 21–16, 21–18 | Winner |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 runners-up)
Men's doublesYear | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2015 | China International | Li Junhui | Wang Yilv Zhang Wen | 10–21, 20–22 | Runner-up |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
2015 | Osaka International | Huang Dongping | Kim Duck-young Eom Hye-won | 17–21, 21–16, 17–21 | Runner-up |
2015 | China International | Yu Xiaohan | Zheng Siwei Chen Qingchen | 21–15, 12–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |